Radyo Çukurova

Radyo Çukurova
Type Regional radio
Country Turkey
Headquarters Mersin
Broadcast area
Çukurova and
parts of south Turkey
ERP 300 kW MW
and various FM
Owner Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Established 3 March 1968
Official website
www.trt.net.tr
TRT Radio Çukurova building in Mersin Turkey

Radio Çukurova (Turkish: Radyo Çukurova or TRT Çukurova Radyosu) is a regional radio network of TRT, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.

Geography

The broadcast area includes the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Hatay, Osmaniye and parts of Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Niğde, Karaman and Konya. Since most of provinces are in Çukurova region (Cilicia of the antiquity) the network is named Çukurova. The radio studio is in Mersin and the main medium wave (MW) transmitter is in Kazanlı a suburb of Mersin. But there are also various FM transmitters frequencies of which are shown below.

History

In 1962, a low power radio station was established for the city Adana. The transmitter which was housed next to radio studio was a Turkish-made transmitter. But then TRT decided to increase the broadcast area and the power. Thus a 300 kW transmitter was purchased from NEC a Japan -based company and a new transmitter station was established in Kazanlı. The studio was swiftly moved to Mersin and the regional network began transmission on 3 March 1968. The broadcast continued for 40 years. But in 2009, a new transmitter was purchased from Nautel, a Canada -based company.

Studio and the production

In the early years Radyo Çukurova was a part of Radyo 1 network with some local production. Presently however, TRT Çukurova broadcasts regional programs during the morning hours up to 01 PM. It also collaborates with Radyo Türkü during the evening hours. The local production is carried in the TRT building in Mersin. .[1] TRT reporters and the service people to unattended transmitter stations also serve in the building.

Frequencies

Frequency of the MW transmitter in Kazanlı is 630 kHz. The frequencies of the FM transamitters (excluding those with TX output lower than 1 kW) are as follows.[2]

Station Province Frequency, MHz.
Adana (main)Adana105.1
YayladağHatay89.6
HassaHatay104.5
Hatay (main) Hatay93.6
AnamurMersin101.8
MersinMersin93.1
Mersin (main)Mersin97.0
YeşilkentKayseri107.3
HadimKonya94.0
KonyaKonya103.2
KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş99.8
Niğde (main)Niğde90.0
UlukışlaNiğde88.4
Karaman (main)Karaman96.4
ErmenekKaraman103.8
KüçükintilliOsmaniye103.8
OsmaniyeOsmaniye107.7

References

  1. TRT official page (Turkish)
  2. RTÜK frequency table
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